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A closer look at the legislative session that just began in Tallahassee

The chair for the Florida Democratic Party joins Kent Justice to share her views on getting Democrats elected once again in Duval County. Lawmakers settle into a new legislative session, and Federated Republican Women meet with Florida's First Lady.

LAWMAKERS SETTLE IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHETHER IT IS CAPTURING FEDERAL MONEY TO FIND FOR MEDICAID EXPANSION. I DON'T CARE WHAT WE CALL IT. I WANT FLORIDA TO GET ITS FAIR SHARE OF DOLLARS. OR MAKING SURE THE BUDGET ISN'T IN THE RED WITH AN EXPECTED SURPLUS FOR THE STATE. USE THAT MONEY WISELY FOR THE STATE AND LOWER THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FURTHER. YOUR PRIORITIES ADDRESSED BY YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IN TALLAHASSEE ON THIS WEEK IN JACKSONVILLE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE BIG POLITICAL NEWS TOOK PLACE IN TALLAHASSEE SO WE WERE THERE. IN ADDITION TO THE GOVERNOR'S FOURTH STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS WE FOUND THE ISSUE FOR STATE LAWMAKERS REFLECT THE TRAGEDIES ENDURED BY PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THE SENATE WAS FIRST ACT THE HOUSE PROMISES TO FOLLOW CLOSELY BEHIND. SUMMERTIME SUMS MOM ACKNOWLEDGED AND APPRECIATED IN THE FLORIDA SENATE ON OPENING DAY A STRONG WOMAN PASSIONATE ABOUT PROTECTING CHILDREN MOVED BY WAVES OF GRIEF AND RELIEF. SENATOR ROB BRADLEY HELPED CRAFT IN PAST ONE OF FOUR BILLS DEALING WITH SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS. WE SPOKE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT THE BILL HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH. AS YOU KNOW, IN FLORIDA, IN OUR AREA OF THE STATE, IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA, THIS IS A VERY PERSONAL ISSUE. FOR US IN CLAY COUNTY. WE CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE PROCESSING AND DEALING WITH THAT TRAGEDY WHEN WE LOST SUMMER AND IN JACKSONVILLE PERIWINKLE AND IN THIS PAST YEAR SUFFERED SUCH A LOSS AT THE HANDS OF THESE MONSTERS. WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED THROUGH SENATE HEARINGS, THREE INTERACTING WITH OUR FRIENDS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, IS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE EVERY TOOL THEY NEED TO KEEP THESE INDIVIDUALS OFF THE STREET AND BEHIND BARS. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM THOSE TOOLS TODAY. IN ADDITION TO ENHANCING PENALTIES FOR ADULTS ON MINOR SEXUAL OFFENSES, WHAT WE LEARNED IN SPEAKING WITH SHERIFF RUTHERFORD IN THE PERIWINKLE CASE IS AMAZINGLY THE MORNING THAT CHERISH WAS ABDUCTED LAW ENFORCEMENT HAD CONTACT WITH DONALD SMITH WHICH IS A STUNNING REVELATION WHEN ONE THINKS ABOUT IT. LAW ENFORCEMENT DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEEDED TO GO INTO DONALD SMITH'S HOUSE, LOOK AT HIS COMPUTER ALL THINGS YOU CAN DO WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS ON PROBATION, WHAT IS LAW REQUIRES THAT IF AN INDIVIDUAL EVER GETS OUT A PRISON THEY ARE GOING TO BE ON COMMUNITY CONTROL AND PROBATION. THE OTHER THING THIS LAW SAYS IS THERE WILL BE NO GAIN TIME FOR THESE PEOPLE THAT MEANS THEY SERVE DAY FOR DAY. THEY GET SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS THEY SERVE 50 YEARS. WHEN YOU COMBINE THOSE ELEMENTS TOGETHER WHAT YOU HAVE IS A PRODUCT THAT MAKES ITS TOUGH AS A NATION. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS WORKING TO PASS SUCH A LEGISLATION AS WELL. JANET ATKINS EXPLAINS HER PROPOSAL. I BROUGHT A BILL LAST WEEK THAT FOCUSES ON TWO PROPONENTS, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SAYS THERE IS NEARLY 600 FLOOR RADIANS THAT A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS WHO HAVE ABSCONDED MEANING THAT ADDRESS IS NO LONGER VALID. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS CREATE A STRIKEFORCE THAT WILL GO OUT AND LOOK FOR THEM BECAUSE NOW THAT IS NOT HAPPENING. THE SECOND COMPONENT FOCUSES ON SEXUAL OFFENDERS AND PREDATORS WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS. WE WOULD CREATE A FRAMEWORK TO OUR LOCAL JUDGES TO SENTENCE UNDER A CONDITIONAL PLAN OF RELIEF THAT WOULD REQUIRE A HEALTHCARE TO GO AND AND PROVIDE OVERSIGHT. IT ONLY CONSISTED OF AN ADDRESS VERIFICATION. I BELIEVE WHEN YOU HAVE A PERSON WITH MENTAL ILLNESS HAS A PROCLIVITY TO COMMIT SEXUAL OFFENSES WE NEED TO GO ABOUT BEYOND THE ADDRESS CERTIFICATION WE NEED SOMEONE WITH A METAL MENTAL HEALTH BACKGROUND TO TRY TO GET INTO THEIR HAD. I WILL TRY THAT REPRESENTATIVE ATKINS IS CORRECT IN THAT CASE AS WELL AS OTHERS HAVE BROUGHT TO LIGHT THERE ARE LOOPHOLES IN THE SYSTEM AND THOSE LOOPHOLES WILL BE CLOSED TODAY. I AM SO PLEASED THAT GINA THOMPSON IS GOING TO BE THERE TO SEE IT HAPPEN BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN SUCH A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR SO LONG ON THESE ISSUES. YOU WILL NOTICE I AM WEARING A PURPLE TIE AND THOSE OF US FROM CLAY COUNTY UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COLOR PURPLE. THAT IS BRADLEY FINISHES COMMONS ON SENATE BILL 526 SAYING THIS IS FOR SUMMER. AND THE UNANIMOUS VOTE LEAD TO MORE CHEERING. WE ARE LOOKING TO GET THIS IN PLACE NOT A DAY TOO SOON I ANTICIPATE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. ONLY SPOKE WITH GINA THOMPSON FEELING THAT EMOTIONAL VOTE SHE CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON EDUCATING ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN TRY TO PREVENT THE TRAGEDY SHE FACED WHEN SUMMER THOMPSON WAS KIDNAPPED. A STORY A POLITICAL PURPOSE IGNITED HERE IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA. OUR FIRST INTERVIEW THE CHAIR OF THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY. NEXT ON THIS WEEK IN JACKSONVILLE THIS IS THE HEADQUARTERS IN TALLAHASSEE FOR THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY. ALISON KENT IS NOW THE CHAIRPERSON REPRINTING ROB SMITH. WE WANT TO TALK TO HER ABOUT SOME OF THE PRIORITIES IN THE RACES HERE IN FLORIDA. I WAS BORN IN JACKSONVILLE AND I GREW UP THERE WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL AT FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATED IN 1979. CAME OVER TO TALLAHASSEE TO GO TO COLLEGE. WHEN I WAS IN TALLAHASSEE FOR COLLEGE AND WENT TO WORK FOR GOVERNOR GRAHAM AS AN INTERN IT WAS A PAID INTERNSHIP WITH LITTLE PAY. THE WAS ENOUGH FOR A COLLEGE KID AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. I WORKED IN THE OFFICE OF SIGNING AND BUDGETING WHERE I GOT TO SEE THE IMPACT OF SMART, EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT AND WHAT THE IMPACT HAD ON THE LIVES OF REAL FLORIDIANS. I GOT TO SEE AS A YOUNG COLLEGE KID WHAT FOLKS LIFE WOULD BE WITHOUT THAT SMART EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT. IT WAS A VERY EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCE. WHAT IS YOUR FOCUS AND THE PARTIES FOCUS IN TERMS OF THE GOVERNOR'S JOB? WE'VE ALREADY SEEN GOVERNOR CRIST, SENATOR RICH AND GOVERNOR SCOTT TO CERTAIN DEGREE SAYING OKAY, I'M GOING TO GET OUT THERE AND START CAMPAIGNING. WHAT IS THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY STAMP? WE ADVOCATE FOR THE ELECTION OF A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE MESSAGE ON EVERY DAY. SOMETHING I REACH OUT TO OUR DONORS ABOUT, REACHED OUT TO OPEN IN LEADERS AROUND THE STATE. I BELIEVE I AM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OUR CHANCES OF WINNING THE GOVERNOR'S RACE. IN NOVEMBER I BELIEVE FLORIDIANS DO NOT TRUST. SCOTT WITH THEIR FUTURE. FLORIDIANS AND TO TRUST. SCOTT TO THE BEST INTEREST AT HEART. THE TAX GIVEAWAYS HAVING GIVEN TO BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS. THE AVERAGE LIBERTY AND, THE ORDINARY FAMILIES OUT THERE WORKING TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE AND PAY THEIR BILLS, THEY ARE NOT GETTING ANYTHING BACK. UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, FLORIDIANS ARE NOT GOING TO TRUST THIS GOVERNOR. I SPOKE WITH GOVERNOR CRIST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO HE WAS IN JACKSONVILLE. THE TRUST ISSUE IS SOMETHING THAT COMES UP. AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT BECAUSE MAYBE THERE IS A TRUST QUESTION SINCE HE WAS REPUBLICAN, WAS INDEPENDENT. I DISAGREE WITH THAT. CHARLIE CRIST HAS BEEN KNOWN TO FLORIDIANS FOR A LONG TIME. FLORIDA HAS VOTED FOR CHARLIE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GOVERNOR. HE HAS ONE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANY TIMES. HE IS A KNOWN ENTITY TO FLORIDA VOTERS AND I THINK MOST WORKING FAMILIES, MOST MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES WILL TELL YOU THEY TRUST CHARLIE TO HAVE THEIR BEST INTEREST AT HEART. THEY KNOW THEY CANNOT TRUST GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT. YOU TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THIS A PENDULUM IT GOES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN NORTHEAST FLORIDA IS MENTIONING JONES AND SENATOR AUDREY GIBSON THOSE ARE THE ONLY THREE FOLKS REPRESENTING THAT AREA AS DEMOCRATS. WHAT DO YOU DO TO CHANGE THAT? WE ARE ORGANIZING ARE READY, THE FLORIDA PARTY DID NOT TAKE ITS FOOT OFF THE GAS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN QUEUE KEY COMMUNITIES ALL OVER FLORIDA. WE ARE ORGANIZING KEY COMPONENTS OF OUR BASE AND THAT IS ONE OF THE EFFORTS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ONGOING SINCE OBAMA REELECTION. JACKSONVILLE BEING MY HOMETOWN IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO HAVE A ROBUST DEMOCRATIC PRESENCE IN FLORIDA. I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN THERE WAS ONLY ONE MEMBER WAS A REPUBLICAN AND THAT WAS IN THE EARLY' 80S. THE PENDULUM DOES SWING I BELIEVE WILL HAVE MORE PICKUP IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE. ANY SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR ITEMS THAT THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS BEHIND NOW? YOU WILL SEE US BE VERY VOCAL ON A VOTERS BUILT OF RIGHTS. YOU HAVE SEEN THE ENCROACHMENT ON OUR ABILITY AND RIGHT TO VOTE IN FLORIDA BY RICK SCOTT. HE HAS HAD A VOTER PURGE EFFORT HE HAS TAKEN OFFICE TO CUT BACK VOTING HOURS, VOTING ROTATION. WE HAVE LEGISLATION THIS SESSION ON A VOTERS BILL OF RIGHTS. FURTHERMORE, YOU WILL SEE US CONTINUE OUR ADVOCACY TO FLORIDA HEALTHCARE FOR FLORIDIANS FOR FLOOD INSURANCE AND PROPERTY INSURANCE TO KEEP THOSE RATES AFFORDABLE. WE ARE PARTICULARLY IMPACTED BY FLOODING AND THE STORMS IN PLACE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE NOT IMPACTED BY. YOU WILL SEE A VEHICLE ON THEIR PAYMENT, THE INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE IS SOMETHING OUR LEGISLATORS ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND WE ARE GOING TO BE HELPING THEM WITH THAT EFFORT. I DON'T WANT EVERY FLORIDIAN, THERE ARE SO MANY FLORIDIANS WORKING FULL-TIME WHO STILL LIVE IN POVERTY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PAID FAIRLY. HE SAYS HE CRINGES AT SEEING US INCREASE THE WAGES FOR WORKING FAMILIES BUT I DON'T THINK THAT IS FAIR. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT THAT. STAY WITH US. IN A MOMENT YOU WILL SEE HOW THE FLORIDA FEDERATED REPUBLICAN WOMEN ENJOY THE BEGINNING OF A SESSION IN TALLAHASSEE, STAY WITH US ON THIS WEEK IN JACKSONVILLE MOST OF THE HARD WORK HAPPENS AT THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDINGS THE HOUSE BUILDING, THE SENATE BUILDING BUT THIS IS FLORIDA GOVERNOR'S MANSION WERE SOME OF THE WORK GETS DONE BY THE FIRST LADY. AND SCOTT RECENTLY HOSTED A GROUP A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SAYS THIS IS WHAT SHE LOVES ABOUT BEING THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE. SCOTT SHOWS HER HOSPITALITY TO FEDERATED REPUBLICAN WOMEN. SHE SEEMS TO ENJOY IT. I LOVE PEOPLE. I HAVE POSTED MANY DINNER PARTIES BEFORE. IN THE YEARS BEFORE RICK BECAME GOVERNOR. I LOVE INVITING PEOPLE INTO THE MANSION. WE EXPANDED THE TORS TO SCHOOLCHILDREN. WHEN WE FIRST ARRIVED HERE, I LOVE COMING OUT TO GREET THE SCHOOLCHILDREN OF MY SCHEDULE ALLOWS IT. IT IS SOMETHING I REALLY ENJOY DOING. MRS. SCOTT DIDN'T ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR THESE ATTENDEES AND ON PURPOSE SHE DIDN'T TALK A LOT OF POLITICS EVEN THOUGH FEDERATED REPUBLICAN WOMEN IS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. THEY DID GET TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MANSION BECAUSE I DO GIVE TORS THROUGHOUT THE MANSION MYSELF. WE HAVE A DOCENT PROGRAM AND THEY DO IT AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY EXPECTED TO HEAR ANYTHING POLITICAL FROM ME BECAUSE I TRY NOT TO GET INVOLVED IN THE GOVERNOR'S POLICIES ARE POLICY DECISIONS. I LEAVE THAT TO HIM. THE LAST THING YOU MENTIONED TO THEM WAS THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR A LOT OF HARD WORK BECAUSE THERE IS A REELECTION CAMPAIGN. I AM EXCITED. WE HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AROUND THE STATE AND IT REALLY GIVES ME A CHANCE TO GET OUT AND MEET THEM, AND I REALLY ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE FLORIDA'S FIRST LADY AND TO BE A GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR THE STATE. I'VE NEVER TOWARD THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION. AND JUST HAVING MRS. SCOTT AND BE ABLE TO SEE HER AGAIN. SHE SAYS SHE WASN'T EXPECTING THE FIRST LADY TO DELIVER A CAMPAIGN SPEECH. SHE LOOKED FOR AN ENJOYED HEARING FROM POLITICAL HEAVYWEIGHTS LIKE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE PRESIDENT DURING THE ORGANIZATION STAY IN TALLAHASSEE. IT EDUCATES THE ACTIVISTS LIKE PEOPLE LIKE SHARON RIGHT AND LESLIE TAKE THE MESSAGE BACK. YOU'VE ALL HAD THE LARGEST ALLOCATION IN THE STATE. WE HAD SO MANY SPEAKERS THAT COME IN THAT US. WE HAD WELL RUTHERFORD, WE HAD DON GATES A LOT LEGISLATORS THAT LIKE TO TALK TO US AND GIVE US INFORMATION. WE GATHER INFORMATION AND HELP US DO A BETTER JOB IN THE COUNTIES ARE IN. WE ARE 52 PERCENT OF THE VOTING POPULATION THEY KNOW THEY WANT TO WIN AN ELECTION THAT HAVE TO COME TO THE FEDERATED REPUBLICAN WOMEN AND GET OUR MESSAGE. IT HELPS ME UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES. IT HELPS ME THINK THROUGH WHAT I MAYBE ON THOSE PARTICULAR THINGS AND TAKE IT TO MY REPUBLICAN CLUB SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. AND NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR CHELSEY HENRY NOW ON THIS WEEK IN JACKSONVILLE THIS MORNING JACKSONVILLE PLAYED A BIG PART IN WHAT GOES ON IN TALLAHASSEE. A LOT I WANT TO REINTRODUCE YOU TO A YOUNG WOMAN WHO MADE CNN LIST OF TOP 10 PEOPLE TO WATCH. I AM HONORED. A BIT SHOCKED. IT'S NOT THAT I GO OUT AND SAY HEY, PUBLISHED MY ARTICLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S A GREAT FEELING TO KNOW THERE IS SUPPORT FOR YOUNG WOMEN. THERE IS SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AND SUPPORT FOR ME AS A YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN TO SHARE WHY I AM A REPUBLICAN. TO SHARE THE THINGS I HAVE DONE IN MY COMMUNITY. I LOOK AT IT AS POSITIVE, NOTHING I WENT SEARCHING FOR. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT ARE THE REASONS THESE DIFFERENT PUBLICATIONS CNN IS SAYING YOU ARE A RISING STAR SOMEBODY TO WATCH? IT GOES BACK TO A GREAT DEAL OF MY TIME IN JACKSONVILLE AND MY RECOGNITION HAS BEEN BECAUSE OF MY POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH CAMPAIGNS. I RAN MY OWN CAMPAIGN AND FROM THAT WE THINK ABOUT CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS WE THINK ABOUT POLICY AND YOUR TV AND STANDING FOR WHAT YOU'RE BELIEF IS. I WANT TO BE ALIGNED WITH A PARTY THAT REPRESENTS ME AND THAT HAPPENS FOR ME TO BE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. WHAT I HAVE DONE IS EAT OUT THE REPUBLICAN MESSAGE AND TO SHARE WITH OTHERS WHAT THAT MEANS AND HOW IT APPLIES TO THEIR LIFE. WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT ME THEY THINK I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. IT'S BEEN A GREAT TIME TO EDUCATE AND TO SHOW THE HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS AND WOMEN AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR BOTH GROUPS. SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE SAYING DON'T JUDGE THIS BOOK BY THE COVER? YOU ARE RIGHT. DO NOT JUDGE ME BY WHAT I LOOK LIKE AND I THINK THESE RECOGNITIONS OPEN THE DOOR FOR A CONTINUED CONVERSATION AMONG THE NATION ABOUT POLITICAL PARTIES AND JUST BECAUSE YOU LOOK AT CERTAIN WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN ONE PARTY. IS THERE ANYTHING TO SAY YOU ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE YOU DO A DIFFERENT WAY THAN THE TRADITIONAL PARADIGM OF A REPUBLICAN? OF COURSE, PEOPLE HAVE THEIR DIFFERENT VIEWS. THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER WHETHER IT WAS CALLED REPUBLICAN PARTY, FOR ME IT GOES BACK TO MY BELIEFS AND VALUES. FROM A SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL PERSPECTIVE I ALIGN WITH REPUBLICAN PARTY AND IT IS NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE TITLED REPUBLICAN PARTY IT IS BECAUSE THOSE BELIEFS LINE UP WITH MINE. IT GOES BACK WITH MY LIFE AND I UNDERSTAND EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS I UNDERSTAND BUDGET, I UNDERSTAND HOW MY MOM HAD ME WHEN SHE WAS 16 YEARS OLD. I AM GRATEFUL SHE MADE THE CHOICE OF LIFE. DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT MY BACKGROUND IN THE THINGS I WANT TO DO. I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY. UNDERSTANDING I WANT TO CONTINUE TO PROGRESS IN MY CAREER AND HOW THE TAX BRACKETS COULD AFFECT HOW MUCH I COULD GIVE. A LITTLE BIT OF A ROUGH START FOR THE NEW LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN FLORIDA. CARLOS LOPEZ ON THE END SWORN IN AND MONTH AGO ATTENDING HIS FIRST LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND THE COLOR GUARD THAT RIFLE HITS HIM IN THE FACE. DIDN'T SEEM TO BE INJURED AND HANDLED IT GRACEFULLY, SHRUGGED IT OFF AND CONTINUED WITH HIS DUTIES AS THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGAN. YOU HEARD FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY THIS WEEK. LENNY CURRY HAS AGREED TO JOIN US NEXT SUNDAY MORNING. THANKS FOR WATCHING. Real-Time Closed Captioning provided by U.S. Captioning Company

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